Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.

Quote by Alexis De Tocqueville

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Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference:...

Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference:...

There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of...

There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of...

Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him...

Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him...

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax...

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax...

In politics... shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

In politics... shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary...

The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary...

The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed...

The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed...

The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die...

The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die...

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.

Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.

Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.

In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the...

In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the...

Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than...

Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than...

In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers...

In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers...

There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no...

There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no...

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax...

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax...

The great advantage of the American is that he has arrived at a state of...

The great advantage of the American is that he has arrived at a state of...

An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation....

An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation....

He was as great as a man can be without morality.

He was as great as a man can be without morality.

When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.

When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every...

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every...